yeah...we prepared with turf underlay soil and leveled the area ( do yourself a favour and hire a levelling tool, made it sooooo much quicker and easier) and then got the turf delivered....has to be laid the same day so keep that in mind....the turf laying part is the easy bit, it's the preparation that takes time. Oh after we leveled we left it for a couple of weeks to settle in case we had to fill in holes or sinkages type thing. The day you lay the turf you apply for a 28 day watering in exemption online that allows you to water the lawn in to establish it.....after that it should maintain itself......